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October 23, 2024 at 10:22 pm
#7381
Pat Corvini
Participant
Resistance training for bone health: tension vs compression (esp. for arms)
For slowing/reversing bone loss, does the load on a given body part need to be compressive? I’m thinking here specifically of arm bones, having been diagnosed with osteoporosis in the wrist (radius).
If I do, let’s say, sit-squats or RDLs with dumbbells held in my hands, does that also provide useful loading for the arm bones? or does the latter only come from something like pushups or overhead presses?
Also, is off-axis loading desirable?
Thanks!
–Pat